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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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